“It’s a beautiful game” he reminded reporters Tuesday. “You need to enjoy it. It feels like I’m not enjoying it right now. You go back to the basics. Start playing a little more physical. I don’t know. I’m sure I will figure it out.”

There are numerous reasons why the Flyers have just one victory through four games so far. There are many reasons why Craig Berube replaced Peter Laviolette.

Among the most obvious is that the club’s best forwards aren’t scoring. Sean Couturier Jakub Voracek Scott Hartnell Wayne Simmonds …

And the Flyers’ No. 1 franchise player -- Giroux the team captain -- has zero points as well.

It’s not like he’s out of shape or dogging it either. Giroux has 10 shots tied for second-most on the club.

The prevailing thought is that his right hand which required surgery in August to repair severed tendons from a golfing accident is still bothering him.

His faceoff percentage is below 50 percent (48.8) and Giroux doesn’t seem to have a lot of power on his shots. However he says he’s fine.

“The confidence is not there” Giroux said. “I don’t think it’s the hand -- the confidence is just not there. I will be fine. A few bad games you always have a stretch like that during the season. Going day by day. We have a new system today and guys did a good job working it. It’s an ugly win but we’ll take it.”

Berube says his entire team is pressing -- squeezing the stick as they say -- for goals and Giroux is foremost among them.